Woman killed in motorcycle crash near Crescent Bridge identified

HALFMOON - A Clifton Park woman was killed when her motorcycle was struck by a dump truck near the Crescent Bridge early Monday, state police said.

Jacalyn F. Gibbs, 54, maneuvered her 2000 Harley Davidson in front of the truck while traffic was stopped at a red light at the intersection of U.S. Route 9 and Church Hill Road, state police said.The driver of the dump truck, who could not see Gibbs' maneuver, started to drive forward when the light turned green and his Kenworth truck inadvertently pushed the driver and vehicle "a short distance" down the highway before coming to a stop shortly after 6:40 a.m., police said in a statement.

Attempts to resuscitate Gibbs were unsuccessful. She was pronounced dead at the scene due to massive trauma, Saratoga County Coroner John DeMartino said.

State Police Public Information Officer Mark Cepiel said Monday morning it appeared the truck driver was not at fault, through the investigation was ongoing. The northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. Route 9 were closed for several hours early Monday while crews worked the scene.

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Monday's crash marked at least the fourth fatal motorcycle crash in the Capital Region since June 8, when 42-year-old Ballston Spa resident Paul Mendoza lost control of his motorcycle and crashed on North Shore Road in Day.

One day later, two Washington County residents were thrown from their motorcycle when it collided with a turning vehicle at an intersection in White Creek. Steven L. Susee, 24, of Salem, and Shirley A. Waite, 19, of Cambridge, were pronounced dead at the scene.

On June 10, a 21-year-old Montgomery County man was killed in an early-morning crash in Amsterdam. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said Robert Bower was killed when his motorcycle crossed the center line and struck a parked car on Waite Road.